Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 14157, Peter Fisher, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Vol. _____ _____
Fisher, Peter
R. 14157
Born in Penn.
CONTENTS
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11 State of Virginia County of Jefferson est.
On this 18 th day of April  May in the year 1835 personally appeared Peter Fisher a resident of the said County of Jefferson before the County Court, who is seventy one years of age, and being first duly sworn according to law, both on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832 -
That he was drafted as a Militiaman in the year 1781 at Shepherdstown then Berkeley but now Jefferson County Virginia with Capt. M c Entire and served in the regiment of Col o William Darke. Capt. M c Entire at first commanded the Company and ordered them to join the forces at York, but Capt. M c Entire left them before they reached their destination & Capt. Geo. M c Bedinger took the command. that for a portion of the period Major Scott was attached to the Brigade but afterward Capt. Bedinger was promoted & he came their Major. that at the time of his being drafted  enlisted he resided in Shepherdstown, in and near which place he has resided most of his life. That he was at the siege of York and capture of Cornwallis: in going there he passed through the following places. Charles Town, Battle Town, Fredericksbury & Williamsburg. That he was drafted for the term of three months, but that including the time of going and returning he was gone five months, the forces having been detained beyond the period for which they were drafted.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present now declared that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State -
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year first expressed.
Peter Fisher
J. H. Kramer C.C.
And the said Peter Fisher in answer to the interrogatories prescribed by the war department - says -
That he was borne on 3 rd day of November 1763 in Middletown Pennsylvania from which place he removed to Shepherdstown in Virginia at about 8 years of age.
That there was a record of his age kept in a small bible which taken away by his brother Salem Fisher who resides at Point Pleasant on the Ohio River.
That at the time of his entering the service he was living in Shepherdstown Jefferson County Virginia, though at time it was called Berkeley County, he has lived there ever since the Revolution.
That he was drafted for a term of three months
He mentions the names of the following officers as having been at the Captains of Co. in Washington - besides those of his own Regiment - Genl. La Fayette, Genl. Lordon, Genl. Shelby - Col. Alexander Col. Lumsden. Genl. Washington -
That he did receive a discharge & a certificate of the period of his service - his discharge has long since been lost.
He refers to the following persons to whom he is well known in the neighborhood of his present residence viz. To Michael Frobe & James Stevens whose brothers

Gen. Foulke and Henry Stevens served in the same company with him. Also to Major Henry Bedinger now of Berkeley County. To the Post-Master at Shepherdstown John T. Cookes. To Col. Edward Lucas the late represent- ative in Congress from that district. and to Daniel Morgan, Henry Boteler and George Ray noted and William Butler justices of the County of Jefferson. any one or all of whom he presumes will testify to his veracity and to their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution.
Peter Fisher
Sworn to and subscribed
this 18 th day of
May 1835
J. J. Cromer cc
We Alexander Jones a clergyman residing in the said County of Jefferson, and David Sively and John Dingley also residing in the same County do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Peter Fisher who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy one years of age (tho' of that we have no personal knowledge) & that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he lives to have been a soldier of the revolution and we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed
Alex Jones.
This 18 th day of April May 1835.
David Sively John Dingley
Sworn to and subscribed
May 18 th 1835.
J. J. Cromer cc

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Depart- ment, that the above named applicant was a Revolu- tionary soldier as he states. And the said Court further certifies that it appears to them that David Prively of Daigley - who had signed the preceding certifi- cate is a clergyman resident in the said County of Jefferson and that David Prively & John Daigley  Alexander Jones who have also signed the same are residents of said County and also credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Samuel J. Cramer Clerk of the County Court of Jefferson County in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the appli- cation of Peter Fisher for a Pension.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this 20 th day of April May 1885.
Sam J. Cramer.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section. AWP
February 6, 1930
L. Sage Jones Delavan Wisconsin.
Dear Sir:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 14157, it appears that Peter Fisher was born November 3, 1752 in Middletown, Pennsylvania, and when about eight years of age he moved to Shepherdstown, Virginia.
He applied for pension, May 13, 1835, at which time he was a resident of Jefferson County, Virginia, and stated that while residing in Shepherdstown, Berkeley (that part which was later Jefferson) County, Virginia, he was drafted in May 1781 and served in Captains McEntire's and George M. Bedinger's Company, Colonel William Darke's Virginia Regiment, he was in the siege of Yorktown and the capture of Cornwallis, and served about five months.
The claim was not allowed as he did not serve six months, as was required by the Act of June 7, 1832, under which he applied.
There is no reference to wife or children.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner. Badley, Col. George Washington 5th Va. Point Pleasant March 18th 1754

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
1930- Feb. 6- High L. G. Sage Jones airt.
14157
REJECTED
P. O.
Peter Fisher
Service:
Res.
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
The printed list of 1852
Alleges: shows reasons for rejection
Re-enlisted: _____
"Did not serve six months"
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
Recognized. _____
Contract. _____
Cert. of Dis. _____
Searched for _____
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Peter Fisher Virginia
Reported Feb. E. J. Lee Jr. June 23 1835
did not sur. 6 mo.
Ad. June 7 1832

State of Kentucky Nicholas County Court :
Personally appeared before me the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for the county and state afore said, George M. Bedinger of the said is now dead county, who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is 78 years old & his recollection is weak, he has yet a recollection of Peter Fisher, of Shepherdstown, (which place was formerly in Berkeley county, but is now in Jefferson county, Virginia who he is confident, was a soldier in the revolutionary war, and in may 1781 marched in a company of militia from Shepherdstown, in Virginia, to the siege of York (where Cornwallis was captured.) & that he this deponent, was a captain and commanded said company of militia in Colonel William Darkes Regiment, and was also adjutant in said Regiment, & for a short time Major, and at several different times (when specially called on) did the duty of Brigade Major. That from the best of his recollection & information he thinks the said Fisher was a soldier in said company from the time they marched until they returned, that they were in no general battle, but that said company were (in two instances at least) exposed to extreme danger, and in one of which of being entirely cut off & captured (near York) & that after his said company served out their time were allowed pay and rations to their homes in Berkeley the time they were in service he thinks was about five months, that this deponent and Fisher were chiefly raised in Shepherdstown, (the first from the time he was fifteen years old, to the commencement of the revolutionary war, without interruption, & believes Fisher has lived there generally since, although in this deponent has generally lived in Kentucky the last 40 years he has often been to Shepherdstown and about the year 1830 recollects seeing Fisher there, and further this deponent saith not.
Sworn to before me this 4th March day 1835 William C. Cunningham

State of Kentucky Sec.
I J. B. Parks, Clerk of the Nicholas County Court in the state aforesaid, do certify that William G. Nottingham Esquire, before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn, is and was at the time of certifying the same, an acting justice of the peace within and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified into Office, and that the signature thereto, purporting to be his, is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County on the 7th. day of March 1835. J. B. Parks Clerk
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E. D. Lee Jr.
June 23 1831-
PC
Vol. 10, P. 352.

War Department Pension Office June 23 1835
Sir, It appears by the declaration of Peter Fuka, that he did not serve one month, consequently he is not entitled to a pension under the act of Congress passed June 7 1832. The papers are placed on file.
I am
E. A. Lee Esq. Shepherdstown pa

May 25
[Handwritten mark or signature]
James L. Edwards Esqr Commissioner of Pensions Washington City
John Quincy Adams Va

Shepherdstown May 20 th 1835.
Sir
Enclosed you have the application of Peter Fisher for a pension. I regret their disfigured appearance. They should have been transcribed before they were executed - but there was not time - Please direct your answer to him at this place.
Respectfully
your Obedt. Servt.
E. J. Lee Jr
Genl. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

Pension Bureau Washington D.C.
Widow of Peter Fisher Revl. Soldier living in Berkley or Jefferson Co. Va. (now West Va) recd a pension after the death of her husband 1843 or 44. Did he recd one prior to that date? Can you give me her first name?
Did a Catherine Fisher widow of Peter Fisher ever recd a pension? Revolutionary service - where did she live? Sincerely L. Sage Jones Where shall I go for this information if you cannot give it? Melanah Delavan Mrs.